Global WarmingMarshall Cavendish, 2004 - 142 pages Defines and discusses global warming, its possible effects on the world, and arguments about whether or not such a phenomenon is really occurring. |
Contents
Hows the Weather? | 7 |
and Climate Change | 21 |
3456 | 39 |
Treaty Time | 73 |
What Happens Next? | 91 |
Further Information | 129 |
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